Monica Getz of Irvington, ex-wife of jazz saxophonist Stan Getz and an advocate for changes in the divorce and family court systems, died Jan. 5 at age 90. The cause was bile duct cancer, according to her obituary. She lived at Shadowbrook, the 27-room estate overlooking the Hudson River that she opened to meetings related causes such as theContinue reading “Monica Getz, Sax Legend’s Ex-Wife and Justice Advocate, Dies at 90”
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Think you’ve got a big record collection? Think again
Imagine if you had three million LPs, 45s, 78s, cassettes and CDs representing about 100 million songs. Not to mention more than three million photos, videos, DVDs, books, magazines, sheet music and memorabilia. And then you found out you had to move. Here’s my latest article on the “Noah’s Ark” of record collections … https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/2024/02/12/staatsburg-ny-archive-of-contemporary-music-relocating-collection/72353782007
Jewel of a jazz club hits a high note
Mark Morganelli’s move from Manhattan to Westchester was about the best possible outcome for local jazz fans. This trumpeter/producer/impresario has brought the music to the parks, the riverfront and the concert halls for years. For the past five-plus years, he and his wife, Ellen Prior, have been building a backstreet success story with their JazzContinue reading “Jewel of a jazz club hits a high note”
Robert Brum 